Abstract:
Adoption remains a complex and often stigmatized issue in Pakistan, wherereligious and socio-legal frameworks shape public perception and policies. Foradult adoptees and care-experienced individuals, challenges such as identity formation are particularly pronounced with implications for mental health andsocial adjustment. This research with several studies aims to explore the identity concerns, mental health and well being of adult adoptees in Pakistani Islamicsocio-legal context. Ethical approval would be obtained. Using purposive and snowball sampling, and inter disciplinary methodological approaches (details tobe developed further), we would recruit adult adoptees and adoptive parents aged18 years or above from universities, communities, adoption NGOs, adoptionnetworks, and networks from orphanages to examine identity concerns, mentalhealth and wellbeing issues of adoptees. This research has implications for the development of linkages and an adoptee support group with adoptee/adoptiveparent participants to form a collaborative consultation focus group to build consensus on resolving identity and well being issues and creating awareness to counter adoption stigma and establish a resource center with adoptee-specific competence for this purpose. In the long term, there are implications for the development of adoptee inclusive terminology, adoptees’ wellbeing and their recognition as a marginalised and an ignored section of the Pakistani society.Findings are expected to raise awareness of adoptees’ unique access needs andsocietal inclusion, contribute to evidence based results for adoption policies,legal adoption frameworks, stigma reduction, tools for adoptive parents, and support of mental health needs of adoptees in Pakistan.
Page(s):
125-125
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: 4th International Conference of Sciences “Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century, 2025” , November 12,2025, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2025
Keywords:
Pakistan
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Social
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Islamic
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Adoptees
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legal